• Dinesh and Shanil to continue as Chairman and Secretary for 2020/21
The International Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ICCSL) will hold its 54th annual general meeting (AGM) today (25) at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLF) in Colombo 7.
Dinesh Weerakkody will continue as the Chairman of the esteemed organisation for the year 2020/21.
Weerakkody is an alumnus of the University of Leicester, UK and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He is a former Chairman of Commercial Bank of Ceylon, the National Human Resource Development Council of Sri Lanka (NHRDC), and the Employees’ Trust Fund Board and the current Chairman of Hatton National Bank (HNB).
Attorney-at-Law Shanil Fernando, who is the Chairman of World Express CMB Ltd. and AFA Corporate Services (Pvt.) Ltd., will continue as the Secretary for the year 2020/21.
The ICCSL is the domestic chapter of the Paris-based international world business organisation, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). It is also the local chapter of the ICC which holds the sole authority to issue ATA Carnet. The ICC has been in existence for over 100 years and has expanded its roots to 130 countries with a membership of over 45 million members.
Trade facilitation, export and import, and cross-border issues pertaining to goods transport are some of the areas addressed and led by the ICC. Advancing trade and investment has remained at the forefront of ICC Sri Lanka’s agenda.
Notwithstanding the recent disruptive externalities, the Chamber continued its business promotion activities, facilitation of inbound and outbound trade, and joint promotions with Sri Lanka’s missions overseas and government agencies. The adoption of online platforms has been central to the continuation of these activities, notwithstanding the Covid-19 crisis. The ICC Secretariat is led by Ranjith Fernando.
ICC Paris has strengthened its focus on SME development through the establishment of a centre for SMEs, which consolidates the SME-related offerings of the Chamber to a single delivery interface. The ICC Rules of Arbitration are used all around the world to resolve disputes and ICC’s global rules for documentary credits have become the most successful privately drafted rules ever developed for trade. ICC Paris is led by Chairman Ajay Banga and Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO.
Attorney-at-Law Shanil Fernando, who is the Chairman of World Express CMB Ltd. and AFA Corporate Services (Pvt.) Ltd., will continue as the Secretary for the year 2020/21.
The ICCSL is the domestic chapter of the Paris-based international world business organisation, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). It is also the local chapter of the ICC which holds the sole authority to issue ATA Carnet. The ICC has been in existence for over 100 years and has expanded its roots to 130 countries with a membership of over 45 million members.
Trade facilitation, export and import, and cross-border issues pertaining to goods transport are some of the areas addressed and led by the ICC. Advancing trade and investment has remained at the forefront of ICC Sri Lanka’s agenda.
Notwithstanding the recent disruptive externalities, the Chamber continued its business promotion activities, facilitation of inbound and outbound trade, and joint promotions with Sri Lanka’s missions overseas and government agencies. The adoption of online platforms has been central to the continuation of these activities, notwithstanding the Covid-19 crisis. The ICC Secretariat is led by Ranjith Fernando.
ICC Paris has strengthened its focus on SME development through the establishment of a centre for SMEs, which consolidates the SME-related offerings of the Chamber to a single delivery interface. The ICC Rules of Arbitration are used all around the world to resolve disputes and ICC’s global rules for documentary credits have become the most successful privately drafted rules ever developed for trade. ICC Paris is led by Chairman Ajay Banga and Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO.